Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Engine No. 1 backs GM's strategy around transition to EVs
By Ben Klayman and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Hedge fund Engine No. 1 on Monday formally announced it has taken a stake in General Motors Co and was supportive of its transition to battery electr...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. factory orders increase strongly in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-made goods accelerated in August, pointing to sustained strength in manufacturing even as economic growth appeared to have slowed in the third quarter becaus...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs New Jersey police shooting 'qualified immunity' case
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a family's bid to revive a lawsuit against a New Jersey state trooper who fatally shot a mentally ill man who wa...
Oct 04, 2021
Singapore's Grab hires SATS CEO Alex Hungate as chief operating officer
(Reuters) - Singapore-based ride-hailing and payments firm Grab on Monday named Alex Hungate, the CEO of in-flight catering services firm and airport ground handler SATS, as its new chief operating of...
Oct 04, 2021
Blue Origin says 'Star Trek' actor Shatner to make suborbital flight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire Jeff Bezos's space company said Monday that "Star Trek" actor William Shatner will fly on board the company's New Shepard launch vehicle as part of a four-person cre...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Oracle challenge to Pentagon cloud contract
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday put an end to Oracle Corp's challenge to how the Pentagon awarded the government's now-canceled $10 billion JEDI cloud computing...
Oct 04, 2021
European politicians call for Facebook investigation after whistleblower revelation
BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two members of the European parliament have called for an investigation into allegations by a whistleblower that Facebook prioritised profits above the public good. The ...
Oct 04, 2021
Centre-left seen winning main cities in Italian mayoral elections -exit poll
ROME (Reuters) - Centre-left candidates are seen winning most of the big cities at stake in Italian local elections, exit polls showed on Monday, with Rome's incumbent mayor Virginia Raggi of the 5-St...
Oct 04, 2021
Investigators probing cause of major California offshore oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - Federal and state investigators on Monday were probing what caused some 126,000 barrels of crude oil to leak into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Calif...
Oct 04, 2021
Aeromexico shares rise more than 3% following restructuring plan submission
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Shares in Mexican carrier Grupo Aeromexico rose by more than 3% in early trading on Monday after the company said it had presented a restructuring plan to debtors as part of it...
Oct 04, 2021
